Uber PA’s general manager calls PPA ‘a broken system’
Raymond Reyes signed up to join Uber, the popular ridesharing service, and everything seemed to be going well, he said, until one day in Center City he received a trick request.
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Nonprofit supports adults who come back to college
Wendy Johnson had an idea of what she had wanted to major in while she was enrolled at the University of Phoenix’s Philadelphia campus – human services. But that would change over the course of her journey through college, mainly because she was unsure about how to navigate her educational path. Ultimately, Johnson stopped her…
An Irish Touch
The theme of Irish literature is filling the hearts and minds of a few Community College of Philadelphia students and professors as they step out of the classroom and onto the stage. Some are aspiring actors and actresses still learning and experimenting with the craft, while others see it as a possible gateway to other…
This Germantown native helps Philly dogs get adopted and takes strays off the streets
Steve Morales began working with dogs when he was in prison. Now he’s full time at ACCT.
How an Overbrook High grad went from jail time to a career in engineering
Paul Johnson knows that it’s hard for people from the outside looking in to understand his story and his struggles. His life, he said, was never straightforward. Johnson, 26, attended and graduated from Overbrook high school and took a few college courses at the Community College of Philadelphia before dropping out. He soon took a…
What Is The Impact Of Music?
I think I started working on “What Is The Impact Of Music” for JUMP Philly around 2012. I’ve been working on this story for a while now and I’m really happy that the link to the online version has been published. I talked to a lot of people around Philly about the sometime violent lifestyle…
Philadelphians share opinions on how to combat neighborhood violence
For Michael Cogbill, getting engaged in the electoral process is the best way an individual can help to eliminate community violence.
Experimental Hair Salon on Wheels Tries to Inspire Mobility in Homeless Clients
Visiting a barber shop or a hair salon may seem like a luxury, but an artist who visits shelters for homeless Americans sees it as a matter of identity. “Hair care is kind of seen as a non-essential need for people that are homeless,” says Jody Wood, creator of mobile hair salon Beauty in Transition….
When The Justice System Fails
For young black men in Philadelphia, sometimes just walking down the street is all it takes to earn a two-month stint in jail. On Dec. 8 2010, then-18-year-old Isaiah Smith was just returning from visiting his cousin, when he noticed two police officers who were patrolling the area peering out at him from their squad…
Afterschool Program Helps Kids Climb to New Heights
An immense collection of books fills the shelves of Tree House Books. From Best American Essays by Annie Dillard to Sula by Toni Morrison to a shelf dedicated to children’s author Lemony Snicket. Tree House Books, a nonprofit organization in North Philadelphia, works to “grow and sustain a community of readers, writers, and thinkers” through…